ThePubSA Posted December 23, 2013 Share Might work on an alu bar thoughPerfect for alu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted December 23, 2013 Share My bad on the pipe cutter idea. Tx for schooling me guys. That plumbers pipe cutter is really for soft metals like copper, which is much softer that Al, and the Al use in bars is high strength alloy. Might work but not the right tool for the job. Def. wouldn't try it with Scandium, that stuff is really hard! What I find good for cutting metals (and would probably work well for carbon) is the very thin (lie 1 mm) cutting discs you get for the smaller type of angle grinder (4 1/2"?), that really slices through anything very neatly. You will need to clamp the bars firmly, and wear eye protection etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieT Posted December 23, 2013 Share lol thanks 2Nutz, but i currently have a 600 so used to that size Believe me, he's right! I went through the same thing (used to have 600-635), and now I'll never go near as narrow as 600mm, these days 660 - 680 is where i'm comfortable, and lots of people go much wider... 700 plusYou can always cut the bars, but never add to them! Just give it a few rides to test... Assuming of course that they're not 1000mm long! You didn't mention the length... Edited December 23, 2013 by RichieT ThePubSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted December 23, 2013 Share Yes, give the wider bars a go, one gets used to them quickly and then riding a road bike with them narrow bars feels just wrong! Another challenge for cutting bars is cutting them square, and you do get guides for hacksaws. Otherwise, practice! And dress, de-burr with a suitable fine metal file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted December 23, 2013 Share Im going 810 next i will leave them,.. see ,.. and then maybe cut to around 790 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W@nna-BE Posted December 23, 2013 Share wow 810! thats wide hey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted December 23, 2013 Share My bad on the pipe cutter idea. Tx for schooling me guys. If you have one of these plumbing pipe cutters, it will DEFINATELY work.... I don't even know a plumber that has one of these.... http://www.cscindustrial.com/17.Collins_EZ_CUTTER_Pipe_Cutter_Machine_&_69001_Locator.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W@nna-BE Posted December 23, 2013 Share lol maybe i should go buy one for Xmas lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V12man Posted December 23, 2013 Share lol maybe i should go buy one for Xmas lol Lots of bar cutting needed to achieve payback.... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmonooit Posted December 23, 2013 Share Or you could go the Full Monty .. http://youtu.be/QoF1nxKW0vw ThePubSA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACM Posted December 24, 2013 Share Or you could just take your hack saw with the steel cutting blade.... I did mine like that and going slow ... no splinters, nothing - cleen cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePubSA Posted December 24, 2013 Share wow 810! thats wide heyYa ,.. my happy place starts at 760 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone_Ranger Posted December 24, 2013 Share I bought a bar and it came 680mm long, after riding 580mm bar for a number of years. I figured I'd give it a try for a bit, and a year later I'm thinking I need to go wider. Definitely worth giving the wider bar a go first, before cutting. You might be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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